Radiator-draining attachment



Jan. 8 1924..

A. HOP

RADIATOR DRAINING ATTACHMENT Filed April 12 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet l flJYa Jan. 8 1924.

HOP

RADIATOR DRAINING ATTACHMENT Filed April 12 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet B Patented Jan. 8, 1924.

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Application filed Apiil 12, 1 a: Serial at. 551,954.

To all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, Am Hor, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mau rice, in the county of Sioux and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Radiator-Draining Attachment, of which the following is a specification.

This invention aims to provide novel means whereby the drain cock on the radiator of an automobile may be opened and closed from theseat of the vehicle, without rendering it necessaryfor the driver of the vehicle to alight and crawl or reach under the vehicle. Another object of the invention is to provide novel meanswhereby the drain cock may be cleaned.

It'is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the invention appertainsh With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. In the accompanying drawings v Figure 1 shows in side elevation, a device constructed in accordance with the invention, parts being in section; Figure '2 is a section on the line 22 of Figure 1; Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure I; Figuret is a fragmental top plan showing the universal joint; Figure 5 is a section taken through the cleaner and showing, in elevation, a portion of the lever which cooperates with the cleaner; Figure 6 is a section on the line 6 6 of Figure 5. The device forming thesubject matter of this application is adapted tobe'mounted in various ways on an automobile, depending upon the nature thereof. By way of illusstration, however, there is shown at If, the oil-pan which extends beneath or about an internal combustion engine" on an automw bile, a portion of the radiator being shown at 2, and the drain cock for the radiator being markedfbythe numeral 3; the pan 1 having an opening 4 through which'the drain cock project's, The drain cock may have a' passage 5 controlled by a valve 7 journalec'l for rotation in thebody of the drain cock the valve having a port 6 adapted to be brought into and out ,of registration with the passage 5 when the valveis rotated. The turning head of the valve is' designated by the nufine'ral8. The dash board of the vehicle is shown at 9.

A hearing 10 is secured at 20 to the oil pan 1 m n desired way, the bearing preferably but'not' necessarily, being disposed below the oil pan, si l lc e'the' drain cock 3, in the present instance, projects through the oil pan. A rotatable member 11 is carried by the bearing 10. rotatable member, 11 embodies atube '12 journaledfin the bearing 10. Any desired means may be provided for effecting a connection between thetube 12 and the turning head 8 of the valve 7 of the drain cock 3.- If desired, thetube iama be provided with a reduced extension 1 1 having a notch or seat 15 adapted to receive the turning head 8. The construction is such that the tube 12c'annot move to the left (Figure 1) becausethe part 14 is engaged with the turning head 8 of the drain cock. The tube 12 cannotmove to the right, because the tube has, intermediate its ends, an annular flange 43 cooperating with the bearing 10. The bearing-10 preferably com prises laterally separable parts, as shown at in Figure 2, to the end that the tube 12 may be placed readily in the bearing. Divergdng arms 1 6'pro'ject rearwardly from the tube 12. The arms 16' areunited by pivot" elements 18 with oppositely disposed portions of a-ring 17. v V

The numeral 19 designates, generally, an operating member whereby rotation maybe im arted toth t'ube "12'. The operating member 19' may'consist of-an' inner tube 21 and an outer tube 22tel'escop'ed oiithe inner tube 21,:ui uartube, being umtud' for rotation in the dash Beard 9; A set screw 23, threaded into the tube 22 engages the tube 21 and holds the tubes together for rotation. At its inner end, the tube 21 terminates in a fork 24 connected by piv- 0t elements 25 with opposite portions of the ring 17, the axis or" the pivot elements 25 being disposed. at right angles to the axis of the pivot elements 18. Generally stated, the construction is such that a universal joint connection is afforded between the operating member 19 and the tube 12 of the rotatable member 11. The tube 22 carries an enlarged head 26 located to the rear of the dash board 11, the head constitutingmean s whereby rotation may be imparted readily to the tube and, consequently, to the tube 21, since these parts are connected by the set screw 23. Owing to the fact that the operating member 19 comprises the telescoped elements 21 and 22, the operating member may be elongated or shortened at will, to accommodate the distance between the dash board and the engine in vehicles of different makes.

The tube 12 of the rotatable member 11 has a depending arm 27 whereon a bell crank lever 28 is fulcrumed at 29. One arm of the bell crank lever 28 extends through an opening 30 in the tube 11. At its upper end, the bell crank lever 28 is supplied with a connecting element 31,

whereunto one end of a retractile spring 32 is connected, the retractile spring being located within the tube 12. The other end 01 the retractile spring 32 is carried by a securing element 33 mounted in the tube 12 adjacent to the part N thereof.

The numeral 34 denotes a flexible element or actuating device which may be a piece of wire. The flexible element 34 extends through the telescoped elements 21 and 22 and terminates at its rear end in a button 35. The forward end of the flexible element 34 is attached by a member 31 to the upright arm of the bell crank lever 28. Adjacent to its forward end, the tube 12 of the rotatable member 11 carries a depending bracket 36 terminating in a bearing 37 having a bore 38, the bearing being equipped with a lateral opening 39 communicating with the bore 38. A cleaner 40 in the form of a plunger, is mounted for reciprocation in the bore 38 of the bearing 37, and is alined with the passage 5 in the drain cock 3. 'The for wardly presented arm of the bell crank lever 28 terminates in a fork 41, spanning the cleaner or plunger 40'and received in the opening 38 of the bearing 37. A fork 41 may be provided with a recess 42-adapted to receive a projection 44 on the plunger 40.

In practical operation, rotation may be imparted to the members 22 and 21 through the instrumentality of the head 26, the fork 24, the ring 17 ,andthe arms 16 imparting rotation to the tubular memberl2. When the tubular member 12 is rotated, its'extension 14 Will be rotated, and rotation will be imparted to the valve 7 of the drain cock 3, thereby to aline the port 6 in the valve with the passage 5 in the drain cock, whereupon the water in the radiator 2 will run out, through the drain cock. Its construction, clearly, is such that the operator of the ve hicle may open the drain cock and run the water out of the radiator 2 without dismounting from the vehicle.

Longitudinal reciprocation may be imparted to the flexible element 34, this element having suflicient stiffness so that it will impart swinging movement to the bell crank lever 28 on the fulcrum 29, the spring 82 being elongated,,and the cleaner or plunger 40 being raised, so that the cleaner will enter the passage 5 of the drain cock 3,

thereby clearing out the passage, should any obstruct-ion become lodged in the lower end of the passage. When the pull is released on the button 35, the spring 32 reacts, and restores the parts to the positions shown in Figure 1,. the upright arm 01": the bell crank lever 28 abutting against the tube 12 at the forward end of the opening 30.

' What is claimed is 1. In a device of the class described, a cock comprising a rotatable valve a rotatable member connected to the valve; a cleaner for the cock and mounted directly on the rotatable member to swing therewith; and means for operating the cleaner.

2. In a device of the class described a cock comprising a rotatable valve; a rotatable member connected to the. valve; a cleaner for the cock and mounted on the rotatable member to swing toward and away from the cock when said member is rotated;

and mechanism carried by the rotatable member for operating the cleaner. I

3. In a device of the class described, a cock comprising a rotatable valve, a rotatable member connected to the valve; a cleaner for the cock and mounted for reciprocation on the. rotatable member ;"a lever ful crumed on the rotatable member and connected to the cleaner and means for operating the lever.

4. In a device of the class described, a cock comprising a rotary valve; a rotatable member; tubular means for rotating said member; means for connecting the rotatable member with the valve; a cleaner for the cock and mounted on the rotatable member; and mechanism for operating the cleaner, a portion of said mechanism extending through said tubular means.

5. In a device of the class described, a cock comprising a rotatable valve; 2. rotatable member connected to the valve; a longitudinally extensible tubular operating member connected to the rotatable member to rotate the same; a cleaner for the cock;

mechanism for holding the operating memher at adjustable lengths; and means for operating the cleaner, a portion of said means being disposed within the tubular operating member.

6. In a device of the class described, a cock comprising a rotatable valve, a cleaner for the valve, a single means for rotating the valve and for swinging the cleaner to Ward and away from the'cock, and means for operating the cleaner.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

ARIE HOP.

Witnesses:

ALBERT SLINGER, M. VAN GoRKoM. 

